We’ve previously showcased 60 truly awesome Photoshop photo effects tutorials, but we realised that there were still plenty of excellent tutorials out there which worth your attention. That’s the reason why we’ve decided to add 65 additional Photoshop photo tutorials to our previous entry. So don’t miss the opportunity to enhance your photo editing skill!

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Don’t be disappointed if you are not a good photographer, because you still can publish great photos online as long as you have photo editing skills in Photoshop. That’s probably part of the reasons why the demand for Photoshop tutorials has been increasing in these days. With Photoshop, you can perform various kinds of image effects, photo manipulation, image abstract design, 3D, and several other design features with a very satisfactory quality. Today we are going to showcase up to 60 useful Photoshop tutorials for awesome photo effects. We hope you will like this collection.

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When it comes to graphic design, Adobe Photoshop is usually the first image editing program to consider. The program’s popularity has made tons of great tutorials, tips, and techniques available on the web. So it’s possible for you to master your Photoshop skills at home without taking any graphic design courses. To help you get it started immediately, here is our ultimate compilation of Photoshop resource sites with a wide variety of tutorials which provide excellent results and thus can save you a lot of time. So let’s check them out and take this opportunity to enrich your design skills!

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Light painting (also known as light graffiti) is a photographic technique in which exposures are made usually at night or in a darkened room by moving a hand-held light source such as glowsticks, sparklers, and flashlights or by moving the camera. In many cases the light source itself does not have to appear in the image. The term light painting also encompasses images lit from outside the frame with hand-held light sources.

In the showcase below, you will see 50 amazing photographs created by using different light painting techniques and effects. We hope you will like this creative and inspirational photography collection. Don’t forget to drop your comment and share with us which one is your favorite shot! Read more…

There are tons of great Android apps out there that packed with powerful features and effects helping photographers and graphic designers get the most out of their Android phones. We understand that finding the right app that meets your needs can be a difficult task. That’s the reason why we’ve gathered 70 best Android apps which can make life of designers, photographers and artists easy.

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Do you know that there are many great online services out there where you can have fun with your photos? So if you don’t have any photo editing program like Photoshop, you still can edit and add effects to your photo by using their existing effect-templates. In today’s post, we’ve collected 36 photo editing services that you can use for free. With these free online tools, you can create any funny and creative photos you want such as fake magazine covers, personalized dollars, movie posters, mosaics, collages, and more with just few mouse clicks and in few seconds. Enjoy!

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How does your workplace look like? Is it a square cubicle surrounded by partitions and lit by white fluorescent lights? No doubt this typical office design is simple, clean and can be easily seen at most of the workplaces, but when it comes to bringing motivation and inspiration to employees that would be a question. In fact, there are many corporate giants such as Google, Pixar, and Skype do believe that creative work environment can stimulate minds and keep their employee inspired while working. Some of them even make the workplace fun and enjoyable by providing variety of leisure facilities, so that their employees can enjoy during working hours, reduce stress from work and yet producing quality outputs.

Here we’ve collected 70 creative, inspiring and unconventional office designs from some famous Internet and technology companies such as Google, Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo!, Twitter, and more. Hope you enjoy the post and get inspired. Read more…

Do you feel uncomfortable showing your real photo in any online profiles and avatars? If your answer is Yes, here we have a solution to you – create a carton character of yourself. There are many free web services out there allow you to create a picture of yourself in a cartoonized way, so that you can use it to represent yourself on Facebook, Twitter, Gravatar, Windows Live Messenger, and other social networking sites.

Today we have collected a list of 20 popular sites that allow you to create a cartoon character of yourself. Don’t worry, you don’t have to be a professional designer to use these web services. All you have to do is upload your photo, or go through few steps of mix and match. Give them a try now and have fun! Read more…

There are many reasons that make you choose Mozilla Firefox instead of other web browsers. Its security, popup blocking, advanced features, extensions, and excellent interface have enhanced our web browsing experience to the next level. The popularity of this free and open source web browser has reached to such an extent that many designers have even come up with tons of cool Firefox wallpapers to spice up your desktop. So if you are Firefox fan, please don’t miss out today’s post as we will present you the most beautiful and creative Firefox wallpapers you’ll ever find. Without further ado, here is our best collection of 55 Firefox wallpapers and photos.

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Street painting, also commonly known as pavement art, chalk art, and sidewalk art, is the performance art of rendering original and non-original artistic designs on pavement such as streets, sidewalks, and town squares with impermanent and semi-permanent materials such as chalk. What makes street painting interesting and breathtaking is you can transform 2-dimensional artwork into 3-dimentional optical illusion once you get the angle right. You will definitely be amazed how realistic it is! In today’s post, we would like to show you some of the really stunning and amazing 3D street paintings done by 5 famous street painters (Edgar Mueller, Julian Beever, Kurt Wenner, Manfred Stader, and Tracy Lee Stum) and we bet you’ll like them for sure. Don’t forget to share it with your friends!

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Have you ever struggled to find a perfect image to suit your design? If you are graphic designer or blogger, it’s important to bookmark some stock photo websites so that you can save your precious time to instantly search for high quality photos that fit best your design idea. Although there are lots of websites offering stock photos, you have to be aware of the license and agreement that may be involved prior using any stock photos. In this post, we’ve compiled an extensive list of websites where you can find stock photos for free.

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Aquascaping is the craft of arranging aquatic plants, as well as rocks, stones, cavework, or driftwood, in an aesthetically pleasing manner within an aquarium. Aquascape designs include a number of distinct styles, including the garden-like Dutch style and the Japanese-inspired nature style. In this article, we collect the most beautiful underwater landscape photos from the winners of aquascaping contest organized by The Aquatic Gardeners Association. Let us know which aquascape design you like the most.

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If you’ve bought an iPad and you are looking for some free apps to do some photo editing jobs, here is the list of best photo editing apps you can download from the iTunes store for free. Even though these apps are incomparable with Photoshop or other robust photo editing programs on your desktop, there’s still quite a bit of photo editing you can get done from minor adjustments such as contrast and brightness to adding more elaborate effects and borders. So just give these apps a try before you share your photos with your friends.

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In the previous post, we showed you a series of awesome Google office photos because we believe that creative work environment helps stimulate minds and inspire innovation. Today, we would like to show you another unconventional workplace – Facebook office.

Facebook’s 150,000-square-foot office is located at Palo Alto, California, USA. The large building was redesigned by Studio o+a. During the design process, the design firm consulted employees to find out their expectations about the work environment. Both teams collaborated throughout the whole process to ensure the best product possible. Because of the differing departmental needs, small neighborhoods within the building were created giving each department its own unique flavor and vibe. Read more…

How to download entire photo albums from Facebook? Facebook has been widely used by its users to share their photos with friends, colleagues and other people. You can easily upload your photos to the Facebook album, but do you know how to download entire photo albums from Facebook? In this article, we compiled a list of free web services and applications allowing you to download Facebook photo albums and save them on your computer for backup or offline sharing.

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